Navin Patel Explained

Navin Patel
Member of House of Representatives (Fiji)
Ba Indian Communal Constituency
Term Start:1977
Term End:1987
Predecessor:R.D. Patel
Successor:Balwant Singh Rakkha
Title2:North Central Indian National Constituency
Term Start2:1987
Term End2:1987
Predecessor2:Uday Singh
Successor2:Constitution abrogated
Birth Place:Ba, Fiji
Party:National Federation Party
Profession:Businessman

Navin Patel is a Fiji Indian businessman and politician. He held the Ba Indian Communal seat in the House of Representatives for the National Federation Party (NFP) from 1977 to 1987. For the 1987 election, he switched to the North Central Indian National Constituency which he also won easily,[1] but stayed in Parliament for only a further one month before the military coup of 1987 ended his political career. His brother, Vinod Patel, later held the Ba Indian Communal seat for the NFP.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Howard, Michael . Fiji: Race and politics in an island state . 1991 . UBC Press . Vancouver . 0-7748-0368-1 . 378 . registration .